Pre-qualification scheme for Fire Service Contractors

Breadcrumb

The Construction Supplier Register has established a pre-qualification category for Fire Services Contractors.

The Fire Services Contractor category will cover installation (including design and installation), retrofitting, maintenance, testing and checking of fire equipment and systems, including checking for compliance with regulation, codes and standards.

Fire services, systems and equipment covered under the scheme includes:

Sprinkler systems

Portable fire fighting equipment (fire extinguishers, fire blankets)

Ducted heating/air conditioning shutdown facilities

Electric strikes

Magnetic door hold open device

Emergency lighting

Alarm, detection and warning systems including:

Fire Indicator Panels (to AS1670)

Residential Fire Panels

VESDA systems

Smoke detectors and alarms

Heat detectors and alarms

The scheme may be extended in the future to cover fire mains, hydrants and hose reels.

Applicability of the Fire Services category

Use of the scheme will not be mandatory.

The Fire Services Contractor category will be available to Victorian Government Departments in accordance with Ministerial Direction No 1 - Tendering Provisions for Public Construction, issued under the Project Development and Construction Management Act [1994].

The Department of Treasury and Finance acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.